Ted Kennedy
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Vicki Reggie Kennedy describes husband Ted Kennedy's cancer battleGeorge Burns, Harpo Productions Inc. /The Associated PressTalk-show host Oprah Winfrey, right, talks with Vicki Kennedy, widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy, on Friday during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' The widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy... In this article: Vicki Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey, Cancer, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, and The Oprah Winfrey Show |
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice
...Democratic Party chairman has taken on such a low profile as Edward M. Kennedy's successor that some worry he's hindering prospects for Kennedy's signal health care cause. "He's pretty milquetoast," said Thomas Whalen, an associate professor...
In this article: Edward M. Kennedy, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts, GOP, and Mitt Romney
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Winfrey to interview widow of Ted Kennedy
NEW YORK (AP) - Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. In her first interview since her husband's death, Vicki Kennedy will appear on Winfrey's television talk show Wednesday, along...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Vicki Kennedy, Sarah Palin, NEW YORK, and Alaska
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 4 days ago
Catholic bishop nixes Kennedy communion
...involvement in abortion politics and other sensitive issues. In his latest salvo, Tobin denied a claim by Kennedy that he banned him from receiving Holy Communion, the most sacred of Catholic rites. Instead, Tobin said he had requested in a...
In this article: Thomas Tobin, Catholic church, Patrick Kennedy, John Kerry, Boston, Providence Journal, US News And World Report, and Edward Kennedy
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Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the...
In this article: Joe Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Special Olympics, and Massachusetts
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation (AP)
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation AP - FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2002 file photo, then-Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Kathleen … By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer Andrew Miga, Associated Press...
In this article: Joe Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Special Olympics, Patrick Kennedy, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in November 1962, he was elected nine times and served for 46 years in the U.S. Senate. At the time of his death, he was the second most senior member of the Senate, and the third-longest-serving senator in U.S. history. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassinations, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
Kennedy entered the Senate in a 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by his brother John. He was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected seven more times. The 1969 Chappaquiddick incident resulted in the death of automobile passenger Mary Jo Kopechne; Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and the incident significantly damaged his chances of ever becoming President of the United States. His one attempt, in the 1980 U.S. presidential election, resulted in a primary campaign loss to incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter.
In May 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor which limited his appearances in the Senate. He died on August 25, 2009, at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. By the time of his death, he had come to be viewed as a major figure and spokesman for American progressivism.
- Birth Date:
- February 22, 1932
- Birthplace:
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Death Date:
- August 25, 2009
- Place of Death:
- Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Spouse:
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- Joan Bennett Kennedy (1958–1982, divorced)
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy (1992–2009, his death)
- Residence:
- Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Politician, Lawyer
- Net Worth:
- $43–162 million (USD)
- Political party:
- Democratic
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